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The Czech Athletics Federation (, , abbreviated ÄŒAS) is the governing body for the sport of
athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
in the
Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
. Its president since 2009 is .


History

The history of ČAS dates back to 1897 when ''Česká amatérská atletická unie'' (ČAAU, Czech Amateur Athletic Union) was founded. It originally covered wide range of sports including
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,
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or
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but with the gradual establishment of separate organizations for these sports only athletics remained under ÄŒAAU after 1911. Women's athletics, originally governed by
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federation was incorporated into ÄŒAAU in 1928. After the end of
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and the re-establishment of
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''ÄŒesko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
, hard negotiations took place in order to secure equal position for Slovak athletes who maintained a separate national organization during war years. This was reflected in name change to ''Československá amatérská atletická unie'' (ČSAAU, Czechoslovak Amateur Athletic Union) in 1947. Another name change to ''Československý atletický svaz'' (ČAS, Czechoslovak Athletic Federation) came one year later when the new
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put in effect profound changes in the organization of sports. During the late communist period there were also (merely formal) subdivisions of ČAS, one for Czech and one for Slovak part of the federation named ''Český atletický svaz'' and '' Slovenský atletický zväz''. After the
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in 1992 these branches became full scale national governing bodies for athletics in their respective countries.


Kits

The Czech Republic's kits are currently supplied by
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.


See also

*
Czech records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in the Czech Republic maintained by the Czech Athletics Federation (ÄŒAS). Of the records from the era of Czechoslovakia, those who represented a Czech club at the time of the record are included. ...


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Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ...
Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competitio ...
Athletics in the Czech Republic National governing bodies for athletics Sports organizations established in 1897 1897 establishments in Austria-Hungary